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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Q find ridiculous about Becca?

2. What does Margo spray on Chuck's house?

3. Who is Chuck Parson?

4. What do Margo and Q take to Karin?

5. What does Margo buy at Wal-Mart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margo do to wreck vengeance on Becca?

2. Describe Ben Starlling and his relationship to Q.

3. How do Margo and Q break into Sea World and what do they do there?

4. About what does Q fantasize concerning Margo as he is going through her room for clues, and what does he decide to do?

5. What does Margo do to Lacey?

6. How does Q feel the next morning and who does he tell about his escapades with Margo at Chuck's house?

7. What does Margo give Q to do with as he likes?

8. What does Lacey want when she approaches Q at school?

9. What does Q ask Margo to do after the Sea World adventure and how does he feel?

10. What does Margo do to wreck vengeance on Jase?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Paper Towns based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Paper Towns is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Paper Towns a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 2

Paper Towns belongs to the young adult mystery genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult mystery genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult mystery and a historical novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Paper Towns, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Paper Towns. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

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